Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: In February 1996, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (www.cpsc.com) issued guidelines to help prevent children from injury and death due to drawstrings becoming entangled. In May 2006, CPSC sent letters to manufac...

To the Editor: Last night about 10 of us wrestlers went to Cover Two in Sandy Hook after a great win. We all ordered food and had a great time chatting together. At the end of dinner, we asked our waitress for our bills. Turns out a nice couple sitti...

To the Editor: The annual Newtown Junior Women’s Club, Inc.’s annual Tag-A-Gift program was another great success. Tags for 200 wished-for holiday gifts for a list of Newtown’s less fortunate kids were hung on trees/wreaths at seven...

To the Editor: I am writing on behalf of the management and residents of Nunnawauk Meadows to express our sincere thanks to Girl Scout Troop # 50999, Brownie Scout Troop #50634, Cub Scouts Pack #170 and the middle school club known as “Elder Cubs.&rd...

To the Editor: Do you know who is crafting the most radical change to Newtown’s zoning regulations? A developer! That’s right. The lawyer for Mr Papageorge (a developer actively seeking to change zoning regulations on Newtown land parcels he wa...

To the Editor: I attend Newtown Middle School and am conducting a shoe drive to collect and deliver gently used shoes to third-world countries. Did you know almost 600 million shoes end up in landfills every year? With your help, we can change that.

To the Editor: Our town is about to possibly change the zoning of the 35 acres at the beginning of Walnut Tree Hill Road to allow between 180 to 240 units, plus commercial usage in this area that are 36 feet high and close to the road. This neighborhood al...

To the Editor: The state’s “affordable housing regulations” have provided developers with free reign over communities that have strived to maintain their country living character. Clearly, our elected P&Z members and their land-use officials think they will mitigate the impact of such rampant development by reaching compromise agreements with potential developers who will (if necessary) bully our agencies by threatening affordable housing.

To the Editor: The community forums on residential housing at Fairfield Hills made it very clear that Newtown does not want apartments on the campus. The Fairfield Hills Authority has acknowledged the lack of support for residential units on the campus. Th...

To the Editor: The Newtown Planning and Zoning Board is about to make a decision to change the zoning for the property on the corner of Church Hill Road and Walnut Tree Hill Road near exit 10 to either affordable housing, incentive housing or mixed use, including commercial. The land on the opposite side of the street was changed to EH-10 zoning years ago so 212 condominiums could be built there. These are set back from the road, and there are buffers between them and the older, existing homes.